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We need to talk about failure in science
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01254-9Failure is part and parcel of research, but discussing it sometimes seems to be taboo in science. It doesn’t …
Wikipedia-based AI model reveals the 100 technologies to watch
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00980-4Researchers mined the online encyclopedia to find the innovations that are gaining momentum fastest in science and industry.
What elite sport prepared me for in the lab — and what …
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01131-5My career as a goalkeeper taught me how to handle failure during my PhD. Or so I thought.
Field re-entrant superconductivity in Eu-doped infinite-layer nickelates
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10547-yField re-entrant superconductivity in Eu-doped infinite-layer nickelates
Author Correction: Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use …
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10560-1Author Correction: Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize
Striking photo essay examines deadly spread of dengue fever in Nepal
Photographer Yuri Segalerba explores how dengue has spread to Nepal's Himalayan districts, and how locals are fighting back
98 per cent of meat and dairy sustainability pledges are greenwashing
The food industry has made big promises to reduce emissions and become more sustainable, but a review concludes that many of the pledges are not …
New Scientist recommends Jeff Beal’s New York Études, Vol. II
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves
This mesmerising Cornish time-travel film is not to be missed
A seaside town is devastated when a small fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, disappears at sea. Thirty years later, the boat reappears in the …
Can you slow ageing with your diet? A new book gives it …
Discovering he is getting old before his time, David Cox tries to lower his biological age by changing his diet in a helpful new book, …
How many dachshunds would it take to get to the moon?
Feedback, always on the hunt for absurd units of measurement, is delighted by recent attempts to convey the 406,771 kilometres that the Artemis II crew …
We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's why companies are scrambling to …
Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion
A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players
Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good
Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating …
Hidden virus in your gut may be linked to colon cancer
A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy …
A simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s risk years early
A routine blood marker tied to inflammation may reveal Alzheimer’s risk years in advance. Scientists found that higher neutrophil levels—part of the body’s first immune …
Fermat's Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret
Simon Singh's exploration of mathematical proof – in particular Pierre de Fermat's last theorem – remains an absolute treasure, almost three decades after it was …
Ancient DNA reveals a lost population near Paris replaced by strangers
Ancient DNA from a tomb near Paris reveals a shocking prehistoric reset: one population vanished and was replaced by newcomers from the south. The two …
Scientists stunned as JWST finds ice clouds on a giant alien planet
Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric models. By directly imaging Epsilon Indi Ab with the James Webb …
DNA reveals a hidden pitviper species in China
A vivid green pitviper hiding in Sichuan’s misty mountains has been revealed as a completely new species. Scientists had overlooked it for decades, assuming it …
AI just revealed ocean currents we’ve never been able to see
A new AI-driven method called GOFLOW is turning weather satellite images into highly detailed maps of ocean currents. By tracking how temperature patterns shift over …
This “quantum” material fooled scientists and revealed something new
A mysterious magnetic material once thought to host an exotic “quantum spin liquid” has turned out to be something entirely different—and possibly just as intriguing. …
This donut-shaped discovery just shattered a 150-year math rule
A 150-year-old rule in geometry has been proven wrong. Mathematicians found two different doughnut-shaped surfaces that look identical when measured locally but are actually different …
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